diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHandler.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHandler.java
index df7564f28c..8ebe8ce551 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHandler.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHandler.java
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ public interface MessageHandler {
* message this will result in a MessageRejectedException e.g.
* in case of a Selective Consumer. When a consumer tries to handle a
* message, but fails to do so, a MessageHandlingException is
- * thrown. In case that the handling results in a message being sent failure
- * to send that message will result in a
- * MessageDeliveryException. In the first case a caller can
- * decide to try other consumers, in the second case it is recommended to
- * treat the message as tainted and go into an error scenario.
+ * thrown. In the last case it is recommended to treat the message as tainted
+ * and go into an error scenario.
+ *
MessageDeliveryException.
*
* @param message the message to be handled
*